A   Euery fr&ebar;de sayeth: I wyl be frendly vnto hym also. But there is some frende, which is onely a frende in name. Remayneth there not heuines vnto death, when a c&obar;panyon ∧ fr&ebar;de is turned to an enemye? O most wicked presumpcyon: From whence art thou spronge vp, to couer þe; earth with falshede ∧ disceat? ^noteThere is some c&obar;panyon which in prosperyte reioyseth with his frende: but in þe; time of trouble, he taketh parte agaynst hym. There is some c&obar;panyon þt; mourneth with his frende for the bely sake: but wh&ebar; trouble commeth he taketh holde of the shylde. Forget not thy frende in thy mynde, and thinke vp&obar; him in thy ryches. Seke no councell at thy kinsmen, and hyde thy councell fr&obar; soch as beare the no good wyll. ^noteEuery co&ubar;celer bryngeth forth his councell. Neuertheles, there is some þt; counceleth, but for his awne profet: Beware of the counceler, and be aduised afore wherto thou wilt vse him, for he wil councel for him selfe. Lest he cast the lot vp&obar; the, ∧ saye vnto the. Thy waye ∧ purpose is good, ∧ afterwarde he st&abar;de agaynst the, and loke what shall become of the.

B   Aske no councell at him, that suspecteth þe; for an enemie, and hyde thy councel fr&obar; soch as hate the. Aske no councel at a woman c&obar;cernynge þe; thinges that she longeth for: ner at a fearfull and faynt herted body, in matters of warre: or at a marcha&ubar;t, how deare he will cheape thy wares towarde his: or at a byer, of sellynge: Or at an enuious m&abar;, of thanckesgeuinge: Or at the vnmercyful, of louing kindnes: (or at an vnhonest man, of honestye.) Or at þe; slouthfull, of worcking: Or at an hyrelyng which hath no house, or profyt or wealth. (An ydle body wolde not gladly heare speake of moch labour.) Take no soch folckes to co&ubar;cell, but be diligent to seke councell at a verteous m&abar; that feareth God, soch one as thou knowest to be a keper of the c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes, which hath a mynde after thyne awne mynde, and is sory for the when thou stomblest.

C   And holde thy co&ubar;cell fast in thyne herte: for there is no m&abar; more faythful to kepe it: then thou thy selfe. For a m&abar;s mynde is s&obar;tyme more disposed to tell oute, then seuen watchmen that syt aboue in an hye place lokynge about th&ebar;. And aboue all this praye the Hyest, þt; he wyll lede thy waye in faythfulnes and trueth. Before all thy worckes aske councel fyrst: &abar;d or euer thou doest eny thyng, be wel aduised. There be foure thynges that declare a chaunged herte, wherout there springeth euell and good, death ∧ lyfe, and a masterful tonge that bableth moche. Some m&abar; is apte and well instructe in many thinges, &abar;d yet very vnprofytable vnto him self. Some man there is, that can geue wyse and prudent councell, and yet is he hated, and continueth a begger: for that grace is not geu&ebar; him of God to be accepted. Another is robbed of all wysdome, yet is he wyse vnto him selfe, and the frute of vnderst&abar;dynge is commendable in his mouth.

D   A wyse man maketh his people wise, ∧ the frutes of his wysdome fayle not. A wyse m&abar; shal be plenteously blessed of God: ∧ al they that se him, shal speake good of h&ibar;. The lyfe of man standeth in the nombre of the dayes, but the dayes of Israell are innumerable.

A wyse man shall opteyne faythfulnes and credence amonge hys people, and hys name shalbe perpetuall. My sonne, proue thy soule in thy lyfe: and yf þu; se eny euell thyng, geue it not vnto her. ^noteFor all th&ibar;ges are not profitable for all m&ebar;, nether hath euery soule pleasure in euery thyng. Be not gredy in euery eatyng, and be not to hastye vpon all meates. ^noteFor excesse of meates bryngeth sycknes, ∧ glotony c&obar;meth at the last to an vnmeasurable heate. Thorow surfett haue many one peryshed: but he that dyeteth him selfe temperatly, prolongeth his lyfe.

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